POLITICS
Fractured information habits are calcifying Brazil
Almost three-quarters of Brazilians get their information from social media. Photo: Shutterstock
In the discussion around why President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's approval ratings have stayed stubbornly middling — despite positive macroeconomic numbers — the left typically focuses on one side of the equation. The government's communication strategy is failing to showcase the results this administration has produced. Its moves are often tone-deaf. Cabinet ministers are not working together as a team.
That's all true. But it’s only a part of the problem…
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